Creating PDF Seals


印鑑作成

This section explains the procedure for creating PDF seals.

Creation Flow

  1. If you are using the imprint of a seal you actually own, prepare the imprint in advance in the form of an image file or image PDF.
    If you are creating a new one by specifying arbitrary text, this is not necessary.
    (See: Preparing the Imprint)
  2. Start this product, select [Create] in the ‘PDF Seal’ group of the [Signature/Seal] menu.
  3. Add the seal information from [Add] or [Bulk Add]. 
    (See: Adding Seal Information)
  4. Specify the administrator password, save folder, and prefix, and press [Create].
    (See: Creation)
  5. Check the creation result and you’re done.
    (See: Creation Result)

Preparing the Imprint

The imprint of the PDF Seal is created based on one of the following:

Image file

Image files in the following formats can be used for the imprint of the PDF Seal: 

BMP (.bmp)
JPEG (.jpg, .jpeg, .jpe)
GIF (.gif)
PNG (.png)
TIFF (*.tif) (only the first page)
ImagePDF ImagePDF (*.pdf) can be used for the imprint of the PDF Seal.
An ImagePDF refers to a PDF where all the display content is composed of a single image.
Text An imprint can be created based on any specified text.

Images or ImagePDFs can be created in ways such as the following:

Create an image file for the imprint by taking a photo of the imprint on paper with a smartphone, etc.

Use a commercially available seal scanner to create an image file for the imprint.

Use an image scanner to read the imprint on paper and create an image PDF for the imprint.

Use paint software, etc., to create an image file for the imprint.

When creating from an image or ImagePDF, the most desirable is one composed of a “white or near-white background” and “one imprint in a color other than white”. Even if multiple imprints or things other than the imprint are included in the display, they are all processed as one imprint.

Adding Seal Information

Add seal information on the SkyPDF Seal Creation screen.

Add Add seal information one at a time.
Bulk Add Collectively add seal information.
Edit Edit selected seal information.
Remove Delete selected seal information from list.
Remove All Delete all seal information from list.

 

Add

Add seal information one at a time.

User Information
Name [Required] User's name.
User Password [Required] Password entered when stamping the seal.
ID User ID.
(e.g. employee number, serial number, etc.)  
Company Name User's company name.
Department User's department.
Job Title User's position.
Image Information An optional image can be added to the created PDF Seal file as the seal owner information.
Connect the camera device to your PC and press [Camera] to take a picture, or select the desired image file from [Browse]. 
Press [Clear] to clear the settings.
Signature Information

A personal signature to be added as the seal owner information to the PDF seal file to be created.

  • When using the Touch Ink for win option, a signature can also be added.  
Imprint 
ImprintImage Settings 

Select or create an image that will be the imprint of the PDF seal.

  • File 
    Click [Browse] and select an image file or image PDF file.
  • Scan 
    Select the connected scanner, click [Scan], and load the image to be used as a seal impression.
  • Text
    Enter text (up to 144 characters, line breaks can be specified up to 11 times with "\") and click [Generate] to create an imprint based on the entered text. (e.g. John\smith) 
    • (Example 1) 2 characters
    • 空山
    • (Example 2) 13 characters, 2 line breaks
    • 株式会社¥スカイコム¥角印の例
    • (Example 3) 144 characters, 11 line breaks
    • いろはにほへとちりぬるを¥いろはにほへとちりぬるを¥いろはにほへとちりぬるを¥いろはにほへとちりぬるを¥いろはにほへとちりぬるを¥いろはにほへとちりぬるを¥いろはにほへとちりぬるを¥いろはにほへとちりぬるを¥いろはにほへとちりぬるを¥いろはにほへとちりぬるを¥いろはにほへとちりぬるを¥いろはにほへとちりぬるを

Click [Detail] to change text settings such as the shape, direction, and font of the imprint.

If you set the [Stretch the letters according to the shape of the imprint] check to on, the text will be stretched to match the specified [Shape of the imprint].
If you set the [Wrap the letters using user information] check to on, the text will be slightly processed based on user information such as ID, and it will be created as a user-specific imprint even with the same text.

Color Type

Imprint color type.

  • Binary
    Express the imprint with two color values: white and [Imprint Color]
  • Gradation
    Express the imprint with multi-tone colors from white to [Imprint Color].
  • Keep Original
    Keep the colors of the original image or image PDF.
Imprint Color Color of imprint when [Binary] or [Gradation] is selected.
Transparency

Transparency settings for the image that will be the imprint.

  • Disable
    Do not make transparent.
  • Enable
    Make background (portion automatically determined not to be the imprint) transparent.
  • Keep Original
    Maintain transparency if the selected image has a transparent portion.
Rotation Rotation angle of specified imprint (-180 to 180).
Size Imprint size.
The initial values are the original size of the imprint portion of the selected image or image PDF.
Maintain Aspect Ratio Keep current width-to-height ratio.  
Expand the Extraction Area Adjust the range of the image or image PDF to be extracted as the imprint.
Extraction area can be changed by selecting one of [Top], [Bottom], [Left], and [Right] and adjust with [-] and [+].  
Option 
Require signature when stamping seal

Set to require a signature (entered by hand) when stamping the seal.

  • The Touch Ink for win option is needed for signatures.
Add the MAC address of the computer being used to the seal information when stamping the seal

Include the MAC address of the computer used for stamping in the stamping history's [Device].

  • The [Device] for each stamping can be confirmed in the PDF Seal Stamping History.
Require image settings when stamping seal

Set whether to require adding an image in addition to the stamp when stamping.

  • When taking a photo is required, a camera is needed for stamping.
  • Image settings at the time of stamping seal are possible with SkyPDF Standard / Professional Ver.7.0.9 and later.
  • Take a photo
    Make it mandatory to add images taken with a camera built into or connected to the PC.
  • Take a photo or browse from files
    Make it mandatory to add images taken with a camera built into or connected to the PC, or pre-prepared image files.

Bulk Add

Press [Bulk Add] and imprint information can be entered collectively using a CSV file.

Create a CSV file with the items in the table below arranged in comma-separated format, and open it from [Bulk Add].

  • The CSV file should be created in comma-separated format with the character encoding set to either “SHIFT_JIS”, “UTF-8 (with BOM)”, or “UTF-32”. A CSV file with “UTF-8” character encoding will cause a read error.
    • Opening the CSV file with the “Notepad” app allows you to check and change the character encoding in the [Save As] screen.
  • Create a CSV file without a header for the item names.
  • When including a comma in an item, escape it with double quotation marks.
  Column Detail
A ImprintImage Settings [Required] When 0 is specified for the value of "Seal Imprint Creation Method", specify the full path of the image or image PDF that will be the imprint. (up to 259 characters)
B Name [Required] User's name
C User Password [Required] Password entered when stamping the seal.
D Imprint Color Type 0:Binary, 1:Gradation, 2:Keep Original
E Imprint Color [R] Color of imprint when [Binary] and [Gradation] are selected (0 to 255)
F Imprint Color [G] Color of imprint when [Binary] and [Gradation] are selected (0 to 255)
G Imprint Color [B] Color of imprint when [Binary] and [Gradation] are selected (0 to 255)
H Transparency 0:Disable, 1:Enable, 2:Keep Original
I Extraction Area (Upper-left X coordinate) Upper-left X coordinate of the range of the image or image PDF to be extracted as the imprint.
Unit: Pixels 
J Extraction Area (Upper-left Y coordinate) Upper-left Y coordinate of the range of the image or image PDF to be extracted as the imprint.
Unit: Pixels 
K Extraction Area (Width) Width of the range of the image or image PDF to be extracted as the imprint
Unit: Pixels 
L Extraction Area (Height) Height of the range of the image or image PDF to be extracted as the imprint
Unit: Pixels 
M Imprint size (Width) Imprint width 
Unit:mm
0:Handle width and height at original dimensions 
N Imprint size (Height) Imprint height 
Unit:mm
0:Handle width and height at original dimensions 
O Rotation Rotation angle of specified imprint (-180 to 180)
Unit:degrees 
P ID User ID
(Ex. employee number, serial number, etc.)
Q Company Name User's company
R Department User's department
S Job Title User's position
T Option

Add the following values and specify the items to be set as required.
0: Make all optional
1: Require signature when stamping seal
2: Include the MAC address of the computer used for stamping in the stamping history's [Device].
4: Require image settings when stamping seal(Take a photo).
8: Require image settings when stamping seal(Take a photo or browse from files)
e.g. Specify "3" when signature and device ID are required.
e.g. Specify "7" when signature, device ID, and taking a photo are required.

  • The Touch Ink for win option is needed for signatures.
  • The [Device] for each stamping can be confirmed in the PDF Seal Stamping History.
  • When taking a photo is required, a camera is needed for stamping.
  • Image settings at the time of stamping seal are possible with SkyPDF Standard / Professional Ver.7.0.9 and later.
U Image Information Full path of image file to be added as seal owner information to the PDF Seal file being created. (up to 259 characters)
V Seal Imprint Creation Method Specify what to base the imprint on.
0: Create a seal impression from an image or image PDF.
1: Create a seal impression from the text. 
W Shape of imprint When 1 is specified for the value of "Seal Imprint Creation Method", specify the shape of the imprint.
0: Circle
1: Square 
X Direction of characters on the imprint When 1 is specified for the value of "Seal Imprint Creation Method", specify the direction of the character of the seal imprint.
0: Vertical writing
1: Horizontal writing 
Y Stretch the letters according to the shape of the imprint. When 1 is specified for the value of "Seal Imprint Creation Method", specify whether to stretch the letters to the shape of the seal impression.
0: Stretch the letters according to the shape of the imprint.
1: Do not stretch the letters. 
Z Font When 1 is specified for the "Seal Imprint Creation Method" value, specify the font family name of the font used for the imprint.
If it is not specified, it will be "Yu Gothic", and if there is no "Yu Gothic", it will be "MS Gothic". 
AA Wrap the letters using user information. When 1 is specified for the "Seal Imprint Creation Method" value, specify whether to create a user-specific imprint by processing characters so that even if there are users with the same name, they will have different imprints.
0: No processing
1: Process (default) 

 

(Example) BulkAdd.csv

C:\印影\001.bmp,空山空太,1,0,220,68,54,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,ID-0001,スカイコム,A部,部長,0,C:\顔写真\001.bmp,,0,,,,
C:\印影\002.bmp,空田空子,1,0,220,68,54,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,ID-0002,スカイコム,B部,一般,0,C:\顔写真\002.bmp,,0,,,,
C:\印影\003.bmp,空川空美,1,0,220,68,54,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,ID-0003,スカイコム,C部,一般,0,C:\顔写真\003.bmp,,0,,,,
空山,空山太郎,1,0,220,68,54,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,ID-0004,スカイコム,D部,一般,0,C:\顔写真\004.bmp,1,0,0,0,,0

Creation

In the SkyPDF Seal Creation screen, specify the Administrator Password, Save Folder, and Prefix, and execute [Create].

When you press [Create], all the added seal information is output to the specified save folder as a PDF seal file.

Administrator Password This is the administrator password to prevent changes to the PDF seal file.
If there is no need to prohibit changes, set [Set Administrator Password] to off.
Save Folder This is the folder where the created PDF seal file will be saved.
Prefix

This is the selection of the prefix for the PDF seal file name.

  • None
    (Example) 空山空太.pdf
  • ID
    (Example) ID-0001_空山空太.pdf
  • Department
    (Example) SalesDepaetment_空山空太.pdf
  • Job Title
    (Example) Manager_空山空太.pdf

Creation Result

After executing [Create], please check the creation result.